Example Sentences

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When the boys were tinkering with tunes, they “ping-ponged” ideas with such joyful energy that people in adjoining offices could hear them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 14, 2025

During his summation, Steinglass pointed to a document that had been initialed by Trump and called it “explicit” proof of his knowing that his executives were tinkering with expenses to reduce their tax liabilities.

From Washington Post • Dec. 6, 2022

“Generally speaking, shows that were tinkering about with the format. I remember seeing Airplane! in the cinema and thinking, ‘I didn’t know they made films like that, that’s the best film ever made!’

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2019

Their parents were tinkering in their new kitchen, where Dick, 85, was installing a faucet.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2018

The place was full of tourists who were tinkering with their cameras, getting ready to shoot pictures of the sunset.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen